Simple food

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is

BG Chapters 1 - 6

Such simple foodstuff is considered to be in the mode of goodness according to the Bhagavad-gītā.

BG 6.16, Purport: Regulation of diet and sleep is recommended herein for the yogīs. Too much eating means eating more than is required to keep the body and soul together. There is no need for men to eat animals, because there is an ample supply of grains, vegetables, fruits and milk. Such simple foodstuff is considered to be in the mode of goodness according to the Bhagavad-gītā. Animal food is for those in the mode of ignorance. Therefore, those who indulge in animal food, drinking, smoking and eating food which is not first offered to Kṛṣṇa will suffer sinful reactions because of eating only polluted things.

Srimad-Bhagavatam

SB Canto 1

By keeping regular habits and eating simple food, any man can maintain his health.

SB 1.1.10, Purport: In Kali-yuga, the duration of life is shortened not so much because of insufficient food but because of irregular habits. By keeping regular habits and eating simple food, any man can maintain his health. Overeating, over-sense gratification, overdependence on another's mercy, and artificial standards of living sap the very vitality of human energy. Therefore the duration of life is shortened.